well, you can lock beacons, but the iron/gold/diamond under them wont be safe.

as for making your wildbase safe heres a few hints:1. build atleast 3k out from the outer outposts (so not 3k from center spawn)2. build on the lesser populated servers, utopia never gets griefed almost, and smp6 and 3 are about the same plus youll be more likely to spawn bosses on them.3. some people employ what i liek to call the "shield technique" where they put a layer of dirt up in the sky to hide their builds from livemap.4. always have someone online <----this is most important. if someone is online they can report suspicious activity and keep you materials safe.

to report you simply use the command i believe but you also can come on forums and pm any online mod for assistance

One of the best ways to prevent griefing is to go out far from the spawn, most griefers don't like to go far from spawn. You can also build underground, but the beacon might still be visible.However, if you do get griefed, start a conversation with a moderator with all the necessary information, such as location, what it looked like before, if you know who it is, et cetera.

well, you can lock beacons, but the iron/gold/diamond under them wont be safe.

as for making your wildbase safe heres a few hints:1. build atleast 3k out from the outer outposts (so not 3k from center spawn)2. build on the lesser populated servers, utopia never gets griefed almost, and smp6 and 3 are about the same plus youll be more likely to spawn bosses on them.3. some people employ what i liek to call the "shield technique" where they put a layer of dirt up in the sky to hide their builds from livemap.4. always have someone online <----this is most important. if someone is online they can report suspicious activity and keep you materials safe.

to report you simply use the command i believe but you also can come on forums and pm any online mod for assistance

I did not know you can lock beaconsI like all your suggestions and will be following these

We have 9 people and a lot of different time zones so most likely someone will be on

Distance is always your greatest friend. Try to stick to nether travel to hasten your journey and make it more dangerous to follow your trail. Obviously use /map hide if you have supporter perks, and only invite people you know you can trust.

What's a good idea is by going in the nether and going out really far... maybe 30k-40k. You can build a portal somewhere and you would pop up in an area of live map where it is dark all around so the only way people can see it is by randomly finding it

Nether travel is our really only option we might build a hidden railway in the nether to travel by

Don't build the track close to Spawn either, since it becomes a trail to follow. Start with a non-obvious path. What I have is a portal away from any islands in the ocean which goes to a track on the other side. I was originally going to dig a place out below ground and move the portal there or build a fake island over it, but in over a year no one has accidentally found it so I haven't bothered with it.

Don't forget Live Map. It can be your biggest friend/enemy. Unhidden players, exposed farms, and looting are all attractants so keep those in mind as you develop the area. At the same time, you can use the map in choosing your location and watching over it later on.

Be careful who you invite. All it takes is one person who can't control their mouth about the nice place you've built and you'll have uninvited guests crashing your party.

Keep the Broken Window theory in mind. Eventually someone will show up regardless of what you do. If they find a place that's obviously cared for, they will be more likely to respect the area.

A good idea is to not build it close to the spawn, and look on the live map and keep a close eye on it, and see if anyone is at your outpost. If anyone you don't know finds it, and griefs it, you can know to report them because you saw them on the live map.

build your outpost way, way away from spawn. most griefers are lazy, and don't go too far out into the wild. jungles and/or oceans between your base and spawn are the best because they are hard to travel through.